Do I take the plunge?

I have been an Xbox gamer for abput 5-6years now, however I'm looking at buying a Ps3. I was going to just stick with Xbox till next gen, but i can pick a super slim 12gb one up for £125 which is a steal. Do you reccomend getting a Ps3, bearing in mind i have CoD, Fifa etc on Xbox so will really only be using Ps3 for exclusives.

What do you think of the price tag? and how much am i looking at spending on some exclusive games?

Sounds like you're a pretty serious gamer, so you should be made aware that most PS3 games have a fair install to the HDD, and those new 12G units are NOT going to hold you over very long, you need one with a bigger HDD unless you'r only intending to play one game at a time, then erase all of that game's info to install another ("Gran Turismo 5" has a base install of over 10G, that's an extreme example, but you see where it can go).

The PS3 is a wonderful system and there are several games you've genuinely missed out on being a 360 player, but get yourself one with at least the 120G HDD if you're gonna join us. You'll be happier in the end.

C'mon over to the Dark Side! We have a lot of fun and there's free cookies!

:D

For $125.00 whatever the current Pounds/Euros exchange rate is then buying a PS3 superslimline with the 12GB flash memory is a good deal. I'd recommend getting a larger HDD you can use any 2.5 SATA HDD with PS3. So you may find a good deal on an HDD.

PS3 has many exclusives so if your buying on then you have lots of games to discover from 2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012 That are "Only for " PS3. So yep take the plunge. Welcome to PS3.

Sounds like you're a pretty serious gamer, so you should be made aware that most PS3 games have a fair install to the HDD, and those new 12G units are NOT going to hold you over very long, you need one with a bigger HDD unless you'r only intending to play one game at a time, then erase all of that game's info to install another ("Gran Turismo 5" has a base install of over 10G, that's an extreme example, but you see where it can go).

The PS3 is a wonderful system and there are several games you've genuinely missed out on being a 360 player, but get yourself one with at least the 120G HDD if you're gonna join us. You'll be happier in the end.

C'mon over to the Dark Side! We have a lot of fun and there's free cookies!

:D

MonkeySpot

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Sounds like you're a pretty serious gamer, so you should be made aware that most PS3 games have a fair install to the HDD, and those new 12G units are NOT going to hold you over very long, you need one with a bigger HDD unless you'r only intending to play one game at a time, then erase all of that game's info to install another ("Gran Turismo 5" has a base install of over 10G, that's an extreme example, but you see where it can go).

The PS3 is a wonderful system and there are several games you've genuinely missed out on being a 360 player, but get yourself one with at least the 120G HDD if you're gonna join us. You'll be happier in the end.

C'mon over to the Dark Side! We have a lot of fun and there's free cookies!

:D

The_Rick_14

Agreed. I usually assume that most people who buy consoles are doing so because they're not tinkerers, and as "easy" or "painless' as it may seem to you or me, there are some folks out there who aren't really aware of these things, don't own any tools no matter how common... Housewives who just got their nails "did"...

... y'know.

:lol:

Having purchased a 120G myself, years ago, I find I need a new HDD... But that also keeps me honest about finishing games and working on my backlog so that I can delete stuff. If I had a tera drive, I would never finish anything, the way my gamer ADD operates...

:P

[QUOTE="The_Rick_14"][QUOTE="MonkeySpot"]

Sounds like you're a pretty serious gamer, so you should be made aware that most PS3 games have a fair install to the HDD, and those new 12G units are NOT going to hold you over very long, you need one with a bigger HDD unless you'r only intending to play one game at a time, then erase all of that game's info to install another ("Gran Turismo 5" has a base install of over 10G, that's an extreme example, but you see where it can go).

The PS3 is a wonderful system and there are several games you've genuinely missed out on being a 360 player, but get yourself one with at least the 120G HDD if you're gonna join us. You'll be happier in the end.

C'mon over to the Dark Side! We have a lot of fun and there's free cookies!

:D

MonkeySpot

Agreed. I usually assume that most people who buy consoles are doing so because they're not tinkerers, and as "easy" or "painless' as it may seem to you or me, there are some folks out there who aren't really aware of these things, don't own any tools no matter how common... Housewives who just got their nails "did"...

... y'know.

:lol:

Having purchased a 120G myself, years ago, I find I need a new HDD... But that also keeps me honest about finishing games and working on my backlog so that I can delete stuff. If I had a tera drive, I would never finish anything, the way my gamer ADD operates...

:P

Sounds like you're a pretty serious gamer, so you should be made aware that most PS3 games have a fair install to the HDD, and those new 12G units are NOT going to hold you over very long, you need one with a bigger HDD unless you'r only intending to play one game at a time, then erase all of that game's info to install another ("Gran Turismo 5" has a base install of over 10G, that's an extreme example, but you see where it can go).

The PS3 is a wonderful system and there are several games you've genuinely missed out on being a 360 player, but get yourself one with at least the 120G HDD if you're gonna join us. You'll be happier in the end.

C'mon over to the Dark Side! We have a lot of fun and there's free cookies!

:D

MonkeySpot

and free online

get rid of your ex-box, it only has 4 franchises that get spammed every other year sony has an actual game library AND MAKES NEW IPS dont forget the free network w/ bluray and PS Plus which owns ripoff xbl anyday hey its your money i dont care what you do with it OldSnakePS3

This is the truth and yet M$ has done better financially this gen. It's pathetic if you ask me, SONY has done nothing but cater to gamers everywhere and it bit them in the ass.

Do you reccomend getting a Ps3, bearing in mind i have CoD, Fifa etc on Xbox so will really only be using Ps3 for exclusives.

What do you think of the price tag?TopGearDog

If you can spare the money then go for it! I think i was in a very similar position when i got my Ps3. The exclusives on the ps3 are shhhaaaawwweeeeeeeet. A good amount of the exclusive games are platinum or just fairly cheap these days so i don't think it'll cost too much to pick them up.

Also, did you mean 120GBs, or is there actually a 12GB PS3? Up until this thread, I have never heard of a 12GB PS3 and I have never seen one in the stores.AmazonTreeBoa

It's not a mistake or a misprint - There really IS a PS3 model now, with a 12G drive.